Germany in winter chaos: Black ice and snow cause numerous accidents - DWD is still warning today

Created: 12/15/2022 10:29 am

By: Marc Dimitriu

Freezing rain in southern Germany: A7 near Ulm is scattered.

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Germany sinks into winter chaos.

While large parts of the country are covered in snow, freezing rain and black ice are causing severe traffic restrictions in the south.

Munich – Winter still has a firm grip on Germany.

Snow and black ice wreak havoc on the streets.

For the extreme south of the country, the German Weather Service (DWD) again warned of black ice on Thursday morning.

From the southern Black Forest to the southern foothills of the Alps and in southern Bavaria, freezing rain and black ice can still be expected in some areas.

"Caution, severe traffic obstructions!" It said in the morning in the DWD warning report.

Weather: snow showers in the north – DWD warns of frost in eastern Germany

In the course of the morning, the freezing rain then eased, which eased the black ice situation.

"On the North Sea there are snow and sleet showers in the area of ​​a small-scale low, otherwise there is calm winter weather," reported the meteorologists from Offenbach.

In the morning there is light frost in southern Germany and on the coasts at 0 to minus 5 degrees Celsius.

During the day, the DWD warns of permafrost in parts of central and eastern Germany.

Black ice: numerous car accidents near Munich – planes could not land

In the night of Thursday there were crashes on the streets in many places.

There were over a dozen accidents involving 23 vehicles on the A9 and A99 near Munich.

Overall, the damage was around 120,000 euros.

One person was slightly injured, the Freising police said.

On the A8 in Upper Bavaria, a truck accident on a snow-covered road caused a full closure.

A truck had started to sway early Thursday morning near Odelzhausen in the Dachau district, whereupon the truck trailer overturned.

According to police, the driver was not injured.

The A8 was initially completely blocked around the accident site in the direction of Munich.

Freezing rain was already causing problems in parts of southern Germany on Wednesday.

In the meantime, planes had been unable to take off or land at Munich Airport.

Snow and ice: disrupted train traffic in Bavaria

The train company Go-Ahead Bayern reported some damaged trains on Thursday morning as a result of Wednesday's freezing rain.

Therefore, the train service is reduced.

Among other things, trains on the Augsburg-Munich and Augsburg-Ulm routes are canceled.

In the Augsburg network in particular, the vehicles “cannot cope with the ice”, the company said.

(md with dpa)